The Todd Killings
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Directed by | Barry Shear |
Produced by | Barry Shear |
Written by | Dennis Murphy Joel Oliansky |
Starring | Robert F. Lyons Richard Thomas Belinda Montgomery Barbara Bel Geddes |
Music by | Leonard Rosenman |
Cinematography | Harold E. Stine |
Edited by | Walter Thompson |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Todd Killings is a 1971 psychological thriller, directed by Barry Shear and starring Robert F. Lyons, Richard Thomas, Belinda Montgomery, and Barbara Bel Geddes. It is based on the true crimes of serial killer Charles Schmid in the 1960s.
Plot
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Skipper Todd (Robert F. Lyons) is a ne'er-do-well who spends his time wanting to be a rock star and playing mentor to the local high school crowd while sponging off of his mother (Barbara Bel Geddes). He is also the chief suspect in the disappearance of a local girl. After befriending naive Billy Roy (Richard Thomas), Todd sets his sights on Roberta (Belinda Montgomery).
Cast
- Robert F. Lyons - Skipper Todd
- Richard Thomas - Billy Roy
- Belinda Montgomery - Roberta
- Barbara Bel Geddes - Mrs. Todd
- James Broderick - Sam Goodwin
- Gloria Grahame - Mrs. Roy
- Holly Near - Norma
- Ed Asner - Fred Reardon
- Fay Spain - Mrs. Mack
- Michael Conrad - Detective Shaw
Release
The film was released theatrically in the United States by Warner Bros. in October 1971.
The film was given a belated VHS release by Warner Home Video in 1993.[1] It was released on DVD in 2010 via the Warner Archive on-demand service. This release is anamorphic 2:35:1.[2]
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- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Todd Killings at IMDb
- The Todd Killings at AllMovie
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